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The Grenada gazette., 1887-10-22
nuEL'Nc in esemAwy
some Very Queer Ideas pr.v.,,
Emperor William. aaHing

eO'"0 ,ery queer Ideas Prev,;,,,
emperor William. A-my. "s n
1t is against the civil law =, =
m many to duel and yet il an oilics, # s's' !,
the army refuses to challenge es' whos , ~
considers himself insultea, Or "~sn re,n,a' No
to accept a challenge which mo.' ro.use' ,
given him, he will be expelled ', ,,a'e 70
the army, and that by express o.a' .aoa
OF Kaiser Wilhelm himself ca~ '1ae1
ing this and other loose moral u.va. no,ioa.
prevalent among the young o@'a. msn ':
Germany, there exist at all i ths ,u usa, W
inent universities Of GERMANY cb sp.a pr.'u'
OF q Christian fraternity called 's a.
'Wingolt" whose members S n1osu ,n'
themselves, among other t,jncs p1 y
reject absolutely both the student.
duel (mensur) and the duel Of e,,,. m
university life. The writer il 3 u,a,a ns
Der OF this fraternity, and can thers. e,s
fore vouch for the incident he wishs. %
to relate, knowing the one party ne,'
sonally. The incident occurred th; HI.
spring. '
A member Of this fraternity had he.
come an officer Of the reserve corns
On the occasion Of a certain celebr..
tion in a restaurant he was maxine .
speech, when a half-tipsy post-of}ioa
official, who had been corps s,uiou.
(dueler), publicly insulted him by usin.
abusive epitheis. Common sense wonS
seem to dictate that such a one should
be hustled out of the restaurant and
treated with utter contempt But no:
the officer was privately urged 10 send
the fellow a challenge to pistol duel
Upon his replying that such was con.
trary to his principles, he was sum.
moned before so-called court Of
honor ", practically a court-martiaL
His Colonel wrote to the General, say.
ing that Officer S was an excellent
officer in every respect, but that the
authorities had, unfortunately, not
known Of his connection with the Win.
golf fraternity. At the court.martid
it was proved that Officer s had in no
wise provoked the insult; also, that
when he refused to challenge he was
perfectly sober. Had he been in.
toxicated. it would have been an ex.
cuse. And then this honorable court
Of German army officers passed tho
verdict that this man. in every respect
acknowledged to be an excellent off.
Ger, on account of the ulterance Of
principles Incompatible with the posi-.
ton of an officer (refusing to fight a
duel with an insulting rascal), should
be ignominiously expelled from the
army. By special Cabinet order of the
Emperor, this verdict was commuted
to that of simple dismissal. This in
The nineteenth century. and in nom.
in ally Christian and civilized land!
Dueling is by no manner of means
extinct in Germany, although fatal
cases are of comparatively rare occur
renee. The students meusur, when
the students amuse themselves by
slashing each others faces and clip
ping off ears and noses. takes place
twice week, but are rarely fata.
However, on an average, two or three,
or even four, students lose their lives
In duels every semester.-Paul Dc
Schv einitz, IN N. =. Nation.
The Grenada gazette., 1887-10-22

! Tho great Peninsular and OrieMtal &.
and O. Steamship Company employ
East Indian coolies to do the hardest
work on their steamers because they
are stronger, healthier and stand the
climate better than Engliskmen, and
because not being meat eaters-theiz
diet costs only six cents per day.
There are miners in the English coal.
pits, the hardest workers in the land,
who have not eaten any kind Of meat
for years. l am not vegetarian, be-
cause l banker after the flesh potts.
and their savory odors cast spell
over my innocent soul; yet expert.
mented for one whole year without
tasting flesh or gravy in any form. and
all the time my health was perfect and
my weight increased. The dock por.
tiers of Constantinople carry heavier
burdens-two hundred and fifty pounds
and upward-more easily than the
laborers Of England and America, yet
their main diet is bread and figs, and
they are teetotal and vegetarian. The
laborers in Spain live chiefly on bread
and onions, and are marvelously
strong ....
The fesh-and.blood superstition ia
bascless. A horse is almost as strong
swift, healthy and handsome as two.
legged man, and they both have the
same internal machinery; the one eats
beef and enjoys dyspepsia. the other
avoids it and flourishes. Ten Cents
worth or meat oatmeal, rice. fruits,
buttermilk, bread, cheese, onions or
portions Of several Of these, will enable
man to do his ordinary day's work
at least as well as any assortment Of
goods he can buy for dollar.
What would be good diet for those
who do not need to study their purses.
yet who would like simple. healthy
and enjoy able dietaryp To such J
would say drop the heavy meat break
fast right away. Not that meat is bad,
but it is not the best to start the day
on. Bread (not the spoiled white
stuff, but the natural dark-colored
wheat, as around), tea or cocoa, eggs
and the hundred and one non-fesh
dishes, with little ftsh, and as much
fruit as you like. That's model meal.
US experience will prove.
Talking Of fish. the more the better.
Pound for pound it is as nutritious az
flesh, though it doesn't seem to fill us
So fully, and its chemical value is far
above that Of meats. When I have
extra hard brain work to do. say an
average Of twelve Or fourteen hours
for two or three weeks at a stretch. ]
knock off meats entirely and eat all
the fish l can. Result perfect health
and strength and no headaches.
For dinner, fish, soups Il am not ex-
cluding meat, though soups can be
made without it that taste just the same
and are quite as good every way). pud.
dings. desserts.
! knew an emincnt lady who for
forty years had never tasted meat. She
was marvel of mental and physic-
al strength. Another author friend
kept his health and his average weight
OF one hundred and sixty pounds on
diet that never included meat the
average cost Of his food being only
six cents per day. Another, WELL
known literary man, who looked as
becfy as butcher, was, whom Hast
met him, in his eighth year of strict
abstinence from flesh. Another
friend. hard literary worker. has
been practically liie-long vegetarian.
but he looks too shriveled up to be a
champion specimen. - Riohmond (Va.)
DISPATCH.
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ALLEGED Robbers.

PENNINGTON, Maine, Dec 10-Cily Mar
shall Whitney, of Bangor, and Sheriff Brown,
CT Penobscot county, arrived here last night
and left this morning in charge OF The two
men arrested on suspicion OF completely in
the robbery Of $50, 600 from, and an assault
upon, Peter Bennett, in Newport, Me. Mar.
shal Whitney Immediately identified one OF
the men as resident of Newport bat the
name ID withheld for the present. The other
man is known as Nova Scotian. Bangor
officers think there is no doubt of the fact
that they have got the right parties. The
Nova Scotian was hapdcuGed and shackled
while the Newport man only wore hand
cuffs. til is the opinion of scme that very
much more money was stolen than has been
stated
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Railroad Accident.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec. 10.-Two
freight trains on the Cincinnati Southern
railroad collided yesterday at Darwin.
Tenn Tho engine of the rear train over.
turned, cushing the fireman, VIM HuIzell,
lodeah and manning engineer David O'Don
nell for life Two weeks ago the engineer
and fireman on this same engine were killed
in @ wreck at Nemo. The superstition OF
the train men is so strong that new hands
cannot be found tonight to man the train
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TELEGRAPM1C NEWS.
Jail Officials Excited.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1O.-The officials in the
county jail are in almost frenzy of fear and
uncertainty over disclosures regarding the
surrepLitious possession Of contraband ar.
ticies by the prisoners. The finding of the
bombs in Lingg's cell has never been traced
to its depth Neither has the person been
discovered who furnished tho several doses
of poison taken by George Eagle. Satur-
day last q 44-calibre revolver and over 100
cartridges were found in the cell of Michael
Lynch, who shot and killed Officer VIM. S.
Halloran in July last, and last evening it
was learned that the latter discovery pre-.
vented tbs carrying out of we'll defined
plot to lberate half dozen of the worst
criminals in the Jail. Immediately on the
finding OF the revolver and ammunition by
Jai!er Folz, Lynch was taken from his cell
and paced in solitary confinement for over
100 hours, manacled to the cell door and fed
on bread and water. All details have been
suppressed by the Jail officials, but it is
known that the plan was to arm Lynch and
a number of other prisoners, and getting
them into the lawyers cage on some pre-.
tense have them all make a combined break
for liberty, shooting down the guards ifnec.
as5ary
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-10
LEGISLATIVE.

A bill Was introduced in the House ofDele.
gates yesterday Incorporating the Dauvlle
and South Western Railroad Company, for
the purpose OF constructing road from
some point near DanviIe to some point at or
near Bristol, in Washington county, upon
such route as may be adopted. The bill
authorizes the company 10 consolidate with
any other railroad company in or out of
Tho State whose line of road connects or will
connect with railroads authorized to be con.
solidatfd.
Mr.. Waddill (republican offered Joint
resolution setting forth that the recent mts
sage of the President, "under pretext Ct
revenue reform, practically recommends
free trade, which would in effect break up
our manufacturing industries, paralyze the
business interests of the country generally,
and pauperiZs the aborng classes, and the
adoption ofsuch policy would. be espt cially
detrimental to the material interests Of Vir.
ginis," and calling on the Virginia Senators
and Representatives 20 oppose any and all
measures looking to reduction of the tariff
duties Of the country, and especially to Oh
pose ell measures locking to the removal of
the duty upon such raw materials as iron.
ore, coal, lumber, eumac, wool and other
products of Virginia. The House, by a
strict party vote, refused to suspend the
rules to put the resolution on its passage,
and it was referred TO committee.
In the Senate, joint resolution was oftel-
ed providing fore special committee oft three
Senators and five Delegates to consider and
report what further legislation, if any, is
required in the matter of the public debt,
with power to consult the Governor, the
attorney. general and such counsel as have
been employed by the State in defense Of ls
interests.
The Senate and House elected the demo
cratic caucus nominees for the State officers,
The election of Hon. John S. Barbour to the
U. S. Senate will take place on Tuesday
next, the 18th.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-10

AN INFANT THROWN FROM TRAIN
The Norfork and Western train from the
West brought in a sensation Friday after.
noon. Conductor Johnson received tele.
gram at Liberty from Dublin, stating that
white infant had been found lying on the
side of the track near that place shortly
after the departure OF his train, and asked
him to see if the mother was among the
passengers. The Conductor knew that no
woman with child was on his portion of
the train when it Yves near Dublin, but upon
inquiry. learned that lady in the sleeping
Car had been sick in Der berth all day. This
car Left the train at Roanoke going North
on the Shenandoah Valley railroad. The
only reason, however, for suspecting the lady
is that she was reported Ill and not seen by
any of train men after she entered her berth
when she took the trsin.-Lynchburg Nelrs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-10

AS STRONG evidence of the fact that q
large contingent OF the republican party is
not blind to the Injustice and injurious el-
fects of the existing protective tariff, the fol
lowing extract from the Chicago Tribune, one
ofthe most Influential republican newspapers
CT the Northwest. may DO adduced. Referring
to Mr.. Blains's recent interview on the Pres
idents message, and his avowed high tariff
policy, the Tribune says: "As republican,
we ere free to state our belief that in leading
the cohorts of the codd.ed State Of Pennsyl-
vaaia with his lieuteunnts, Randall, Kelley.
Cameron and MCPHERSON, Mr.. Blaine will
find that Pennsylvania is but one State, and
tnat there is large army outside Its borders
who do not propose to be levied upon any
longer for its benefit" Wise republicans,
as we'll as democrats, cane help seeing the
necessarily i'll effects of revenue system
that taxes the poor many for the benefit of
the rich few.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-10

A SAD CAsE.-Last week young girl
came to Charlottesville from Danylle and
put up at one of the houses of i'll fame. Her
father, learning of her whereabouts, came
on here and tried 10 induce her to return
home with him, and was so far successful as
to get her TO the depot, when she positively
refused TO take the train, admitting to her
father that she had for several years been an
unfit associate for her family and former
friends, aud deliberately accepted her life of
infamy and final Indebtedness. 1t is said
the glef OF the father. as he went on his way
alone, was very touching .-CharIotteSrdie
Chronicle
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-10

THE REPUBLICANS as general thing op.
pose the Presidents wise recommendations
in favor of the removal or reduction of the
tariff on raw material and the prime neces
saries of life. And yet it was only few
years ago that the republican commission,
appointed by republican Congress, made a
report on the subject of the tariff, in which
they said 1.-THE average reduction in rates,
including that from the enlargement of the
free list and the abolition of the duties on
charges and commissions, at which the COM
mission has aimed, is not less on the aver.
age than twenty per cent. land it is the opip-
ion of the commission that the reduction
will reach twenty five per cent. The reduc
ton, slight in some cases. in Others not at
tempted, is in many cases from forty to fifty
per cent"
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FOREIGN NEWS.

The Russian movements towards the Aus
TITAN frontier excite anxiety in Vienna, but
pacific assurances continue to come from St.
p, tersturg.
he delegates Of the Scotch home rule
union who have been making tour of Ire
land have returned, and report that the Irish
people are eager for peace, and that the Ma
ticnal League is the chief agency for the
maintenance of law and order
1t is now stated that the physicians who
conducted the examination of the diseased
part of the Crown Princes throat have not,
as previously reported, changed their origi
nal opinions regarding the nature of the
malady. The statement that any of them
regard the ultimate recovery of the patient
az assured is entirely without foundation.
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Alex ANDRIA.
SATURDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 10.

THE RICH New York daiies have means
70 enable them to send out Polar and Atri-
can expedi,ions and to interview whole
Congresses at one time, but that they are as
utterly ignorant of affairs within rifle shot
of the capital of their own country as the
South Sea Islanders are, is proved by the
fact that the New York Herald in referring
to the late order of the War Department,
directing the negro squatters on the Airing
ton reservation to yacate their illegal hold
ings within ninety days, says "if the move
is 10 the interest of apeculators and Joboers
il il an outrage that ought not TO be tolerat-
ed" How can spectators be interested In
government reservation? The order was
Issued for two good and sufficient reasons
the minor one, because the squatters were
defscine and otherwise injurDg The proper
~ the maj one, because while they pay
no; one cent of taxes, the people of Alexan-
diia county are compelled 10 bury their
dead, support their paupers, and educate
their children.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-10
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A nugget of copper weighing several
pounds was on November 18th blasted from
Mr.. Tho5. Sealock's mine near Linden.
Two additional subscriptions of $4,000
each have been made to the capital stock
of the proposed cotton mill, at Lgnchburg
Another large wholesale boot and shoe
Lynchburg with capital of $4,000
Several young business mon OF Baltimore
ri parties in the enterprise.
Mrs. Robert G. Robb relict of the late
Commander Robert G. Robb. Confederate
States navy and daughter of Philip Light
foot of Port Royal, died in Caroline county
on the 7tb, aged eighty-three years.
DIR. George McCaw Fickrell, CT Richmond,
who recently passed a satisfactory examina.
ton before the navy medical examining
board of Philadelphia. has accepted an ap
poin!ment as assistant surgeon in the navy.
John Lambert, we'll known citizen CT
Lunenburg, was killed at e. NJ. Heig hts grist
MILL in the above named county, where he
had gone OH business. By aome means be
got caught in the machinery of the mill, and
before it could be stopped his body was hor.
ribly mangled.
T. A. Palmer, grocery merchant of Pc
tersburg, was arrested yesterday on war
rant charging him with forging q note for
$500. He was carried to the sation-house,
but released on bail 10 the penalty Of 81 ,0G0
for his appearance before the mayor on
Thursday next.
A man named Bryant, said to belong in
Nelson county, and woman reporter
from Stanton were tried at Charlottesville,
yesterday and cent on to the grandjury for in
dictment on the charge of passing raised
notes. Their plan was to take one dollar
note and by different devices change the
large figures to five. 1t is charged they pas
sed several
Hon. W. R. Cremer, one of the three
members cf the British Parliament who
have been making tour of the principal
cities Of the ccuntry n the interest of inter-
national arbitration addressed q large audi
ence in the hall of the House OF Delegates last
night. Ga motion of Lieutenant. Governor
Massey, resolution was adopted approving
the chjsct Of the deputation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-10

SOME OF the republicans of thia Slate ac-
cuse ths three Virginia democratic in the U.
) House of Representatives OF gross incon.
sistency because they voted for Mr.. Carlisle,
an opponent of the Blair educational bill
for Speaker of the House, though they pro-
fess to be warm supporters of that hill. But
If the republicans referred to were familiar
with the proceedings of former Congresses
they would know that the Mr.. Reed, for
whom the six Virginia republicans in the
House, who profess to be the especial sup
porters OF the Blair bill. voted for Speaker
never did anything to favor that bill; when
asked about it once. said his State was not
interested in it. and has always been its. at
least, passive opponent. The Virginia
democratic representatives voted for MI
Carlisle, not because he was opposed 10 the
Blair bill, but because they knew he would
make a Just, competent and efficient presi
ding officer of the body of which they are
members
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THE W. P. T. Goa dispatch from New

THE W. P. It. Goa dispatch from New
York says:
Richmond Terminal affairs have attracted
more attention in Wall street for the past
few days than anything el.e. The facts are
beginning to come out. Alfred Sully and
John 81. Inman were both questioned today,
and from what they said It'll clear that there
is not likely to be any trouble about the
election of new board Of directors. Alfred
Suly holda four ffths fthe proxies, and has
only to vote them to be his own successor
as president. Last week an effort was
made to secure the cooperation of enough
stockholders to Dust him from the p-esiden.
cy, but it fell through, owning to the refusal
of the men who were asked to become his
successor. 1t was on the programme that
John 81. Inman should be president oftte
Richmond and Danvlle. but he positively
declined. His friends at once tried to get
rid OF their stock, and this effort caused The
decline of yesterday and the weakness Of
this morning. but all active opposition to
sir Sully, it appears. has DOW died out
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SULLIVAN AND TIE PR1NcE.-John L.

SULLIVAN AND TIE PRINCE.-John l..
Sullivan met the Prince of Wales in London
yesterday. The occasion was gathering
at one ofthe halls in the West End, and there
were present quite number of the no.
bility, who are we'll known as supporters of
the fstic art. The butly American manifest
ed no obsequiousness when he found himself
face to face with royalty, probably because
he never learned how; but he grasped the
Princes extended hand with feTvor that
His Highness will not forget for some time
to come. As the pusilist's fives closed around
the hand of the Prince his features expressed
anything but the pleasure That he had but a
moment before professed at the meeting.
For the entertainment OF the distinguished
company the Boston pet donned the gloves,
while Jack Ashton stood up to receive anoth
or pounding. The performance was but
repetition of that at the Pelican Club, and
at tho end of each round Ashton seemed
dubious as to the gloves being soft enough.
He is game, but is evidently firing of the
repeated hammering that he is receiving for
the amusement of Others When the mill
was over the Prince remarked to the gentle.
man next him: There is no mistake about
his being q good ose, but guess our Jem
can do for him." Sullivan did not hear the
remark, if he had, he would undoubtedly
offered himself to meet the blacksmith then
and there. A better estimate can be formed
of the chances of the two after the Smith
Kilrain match. the interest in which is in.
creasing. Last night was Sullivan's last
appearance in London for some DAYS. as in
The morning he leaves for Ireland to show
the boxers across the chanel trick or TWO.
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Prize Fights.

ST. PAUL, Dec. 1O-A Pioneer Press Duluth
special save: George Seddons, of Chicago,
aud John Connors, of New York. fought a
15-round draw fight hare last night. Pat
Killen was referee. The fight was an inter
esting one. Connors did most of the hard
fighting aud got in good many hard blows,
but Seddons made such good use of his old
tactics OF sprntiug that Connors could get
in little effective work.
HUNTERS POINT, N. Y, Dec. lot is
reported that Dempsey and Reagan fought
on Long Island early this morning and that
Dempsey knocked Reagan out in IL rounds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-10

THE STATE DEBT-Mr. VIM. L. Royal
The counsel for the foreign bondholders, say 3
that if the Legislature passes joint resolu-
ton suspending for short time the act of
May ~, 1887, known as the 'coupon-crusher,,
he can bring about settlement of the debt.
He ia authorized to treat with the legisla
ture and has been given authority to open
negotiations. He cannot tell upon wha5
terms but he believes he is going to get
settlement Some of the members of th ,
/. gislature oppose suspendiDg the provision
of the coupon-ciusher act
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-10

ANOTHER RESOLUTION in respect CT the
tariff has been introduced in the Virginia
legislature. Ii seems that the members Of
that body are devoting their attention to
national, rather than TO State affairs. The
tariff is a matter for congressional. not for
State legislation. But now that it has been
determined that the Virginia legislature can
act at open defiance plain and explicit
provision Of the Constitution-that prohibit.
ing the passage of any law impairing the
obligation of contracts-the members thereof
have plausible reason for supposing that
their powers of legislation are unrestricted.